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Ancistrogaster variegata

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Ancistrogaster variegata is a species in the family Forficulidae, order Dermaptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Colombia, Panama and Peru.

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Quick facts about Ancistrogaster variegata

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Ancistrogaster variegata live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Ancistrogaster variegata is listed for 4 countries.

PeruColombiaPanamaVenezuela
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Colombia
  2. Panama
  3. Peru
  4. Venezuela

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Ancistrogaster variegata endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Ancistrogaster variegata classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDermaptera
  5. familyForficulidae
  6. genusAncistrogaster
  7. SpeciesAncistrogaster variegata (Dohrn, 1865)

Synonyms Ancistrogaster falcifera, Forficula appendiculata, Opisthocosmia variegata

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Ancistrogaster variegata

Other species in the same genus Ancistrogaster.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Ancistrogaster variegata live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Ancistrogaster variegata for 4 countries: Colombia, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Ancistrogaster variegata?

Ancistrogaster variegata (Ancistrogaster variegata) belongs to the family Forficulidae in the order Dermaptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ancistrogaster variegata (Ancistrogaster variegata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ancistrogaster-variegata

MLA

“Ancistrogaster variegata (Ancistrogaster variegata).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ancistrogaster-variegata.

BibTeX
@misc{ancistrogaster_variegata_2026,
  title = {Ancistrogaster variegata (Ancistrogaster variegata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ancistrogaster-variegata},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}